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Published: 2016-07-18 05:43:10 +0000 UTC; Views: 1546; Favourites: 79; Downloads: 10
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Hi guys,Here's a little viking goody I made for a savage friend recently.
A thousand years ago these tools were essential to everyday life, they literally kept their owners alive while in the wilderness and sometimes when the need arose, also among "civilized men", giving a chance of survival to the wielder.
We live in a new migration period now. Thou the rules have changed quite a bit in the last millenia, but it could be still reassuring to have one of these around, just in case a stubborn log
It has nice splitting properties and hundreds of layers!
more pics on my facebook profile: www.facebook.com/csizmar.szila…
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Thank a lot for the appreciation
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Awesome work, Hellize! The pattern is really awesome on this piece. Strong and "wild", just like the item.
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Thanks a lot!
Yeah, the 3 different kinds of steel really twisted the pattern, gave it character or something.
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Okay I find forging to be entertaining and fun to watch, but I'm curious what do you do to get the patterns in the metal or are those naturally appearing?
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Yes it is fun!
The metal is forged of different kinds of steels, with different chemical composition. The difference between them gives the pattern you see. Usually the steel that has crom or nickel gives the shiny layer.
Here is explained a lot better:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pattern_…
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I'll give it a chance if I ever find a friend who has a forge set up or if I ever set up my own. I mean I have a lot of hobbies already so you know why not try it.
Anyways thanks for the information and links to even further that information. I absolutely love the patterns and hey if I ever get around to forging myself I know how to achieve a pattern in the metal and I appreciate that.
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Glad that I could help!
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You too man keep up the good work as well!
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I assume forging really toughens up your hands?
Also as well as do you make your own handles?
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Nop, not really. I use leather welding gloves with long sleeves, against sparks and a pair of thick thermoresistant gloves under it. (insulates like asbestos, but it is obviously made of something else)
So it is quite a smooth ride
Yes, the handles are also my work.
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Okay so it doesn't toughen up your hands, but is like a workout because I've seen forgers with some big biceps and I don't know if they work out for that or if it just came from the job/hobby
Love the handles as well
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Well, you do need strength, that's for sure! But stamina is even more important. You know to achieve at least 120 layers (I don't really think the pattern is dens enough to look good below that) in a regular piece of damascus, I have to beat the billet for about 3-4 hours without a break. While making an axe it takes even more, because the billet is two to three times larger. Of course I can rest while I put it back into the fire to reheat it, but it is still quite exhausting, doesn't matter that I am quite a big boy.
Thou I have seen a few skinny professional smiths, but they are usually well equipped, so I guess the machines do the tougher jobs for them, or they are aliens in disguise.
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Jeez three to four hours without a break. That must take quite a lot out of ya.
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Yeah, it does. I can't do anything else after it the whole day, but I only forge once in a week or so, the rest is grinding, gluing and other small stuff.
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Off of subject but do you play games?
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I begun forging because of the gothic series
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Never heard of it
is it good?
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Hmm... obviously I am getting old
Here is a gameplay from the third installment, which I liked a lot:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=v9OCL4…
The forth isn't worth a hat of shit, thou it is the prettiest.
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